Can't enter unicode character with Alt+ even with EnableHexNumpad

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I'm trying to enter unicode characters by using Alt+#### but I'm not being able to.

In Registry Editor, I added a new String value called EnableHexNumpad with value of 1 in HKCUControl PanelInput Method and rebooted, but nothing has changed. What's happening?

I'm using Window 8.1, tried on Word, Notepad, Chrome, Visual Studio, nothing...

Any clue?
Thanks in advance!

edit:

reg query "HKCUControl PanelInput Method"

output:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput Method

Show Status        REG_SZ    1

EnableHexNumpad    REG_SZ    1



HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput MethodHot Keys

Edit: It was PEBKAC!

I was trying to type stuff like Alt+2075 (✅) without actually typing plus!
Thanks to @JosefZ for clarifying this out for me.

edited May 12 at 2:28

TheIncorrigible1

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asked Apr 29 '17 at 18:54

Rond

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Please share output from reg query "HKCUControl PanelInput Method"
– JosefZ
Apr 30 '17 at 16:21

Hey @JosefZ, thanks for replying! The output: HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput Method Show Status REG_SZ 1 EnableHexNumpad REG_SZ 1 HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput MethodHot Keys
– Rond
May 1 '17 at 0:17

2

With this registry settings: what happens if you type e.g. +03b1 while holding the Alt key? Greek Small Letter Alpha α (note that leading + is important while leading zeroes are not. So Alt + +3b1 is the same as Alt + +03b1
– JosefZ
May 1 '17 at 15:44

5

What the... I feel so dumb, I didn't know I needed to actually type +, I thought plus was meaning that I needed to hold alt and type only what comes after the plus symbol! Thanks a bunch!
– Rond
May 1 '17 at 16:40

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I'm trying to enter unicode characters by using Alt+#### but I'm not being able to.

In Registry Editor, I added a new String value called EnableHexNumpad with value of 1 in HKCUControl PanelInput Method and rebooted, but nothing has changed. What's happening?

I'm using Window 8.1, tried on Word, Notepad, Chrome, Visual Studio, nothing...

Any clue?
Thanks in advance!

edit:

reg query "HKCUControl PanelInput Method"

output:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput Method

Show Status        REG_SZ    1

EnableHexNumpad    REG_SZ    1



HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput MethodHot Keys

Edit: It was PEBKAC!

I was trying to type stuff like Alt+2075 (✅) without actually typing plus!
Thanks to @JosefZ for clarifying this out for me.

edited May 12 at 2:28

TheIncorrigible1

1086

asked Apr 29 '17 at 18:54

Rond

364

Please share output from reg query "HKCUControl PanelInput Method"
– JosefZ
Apr 30 '17 at 16:21

Hey @JosefZ, thanks for replying! The output: HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput Method Show Status REG_SZ 1 EnableHexNumpad REG_SZ 1 HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput MethodHot Keys
– Rond
May 1 '17 at 0:17

2

With this registry settings: what happens if you type e.g. +03b1 while holding the Alt key? Greek Small Letter Alpha α (note that leading + is important while leading zeroes are not. So Alt + +3b1 is the same as Alt + +03b1
– JosefZ
May 1 '17 at 15:44

5

What the... I feel so dumb, I didn't know I needed to actually type +, I thought plus was meaning that I needed to hold alt and type only what comes after the plus symbol! Thanks a bunch!
– Rond
May 1 '17 at 16:40

add a comment |

up vote
7
down vote

favorite

I'm trying to enter unicode characters by using Alt+#### but I'm not being able to.

In Registry Editor, I added a new String value called EnableHexNumpad with value of 1 in HKCUControl PanelInput Method and rebooted, but nothing has changed. What's happening?

I'm using Window 8.1, tried on Word, Notepad, Chrome, Visual Studio, nothing...

Any clue?
Thanks in advance!

edit:

reg query "HKCUControl PanelInput Method"

output:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput Method

Show Status        REG_SZ    1

EnableHexNumpad    REG_SZ    1



HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput MethodHot Keys

Edit: It was PEBKAC!

I was trying to type stuff like Alt+2075 (✅) without actually typing plus!
Thanks to @JosefZ for clarifying this out for me.

edited May 12 at 2:28

TheIncorrigible1

1086

asked Apr 29 '17 at 18:54

Rond

364

I'm trying to enter unicode characters by using Alt+#### but I'm not being able to.

In Registry Editor, I added a new String value called EnableHexNumpad with value of 1 in HKCUControl PanelInput Method and rebooted, but nothing has changed. What's happening?

I'm using Window 8.1, tried on Word, Notepad, Chrome, Visual Studio, nothing...

Any clue?
Thanks in advance!

edit:

reg query "HKCUControl PanelInput Method"

output:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput Method

Show Status        REG_SZ    1

EnableHexNumpad    REG_SZ    1



HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput MethodHot Keys

Edit: It was PEBKAC!

I was trying to type stuff like Alt+2075 (✅) without actually typing plus!
Thanks to @JosefZ for clarifying this out for me.

windows-8.1 keyboard unicode input typing

edited May 12 at 2:28

TheIncorrigible1

1086

asked Apr 29 '17 at 18:54

Rond

364

edited May 12 at 2:28

TheIncorrigible1

1086

asked Apr 29 '17 at 18:54

Rond

364

edited May 12 at 2:28

TheIncorrigible1

1086

edited May 12 at 2:28

TheIncorrigible1

1086

edited May 12 at 2:28

TheIncorrigible1

1086

asked Apr 29 '17 at 18:54

Rond

364

asked Apr 29 '17 at 18:54

Rond

364

asked Apr 29 '17 at 18:54

Rond

364

Please share output from reg query "HKCUControl PanelInput Method"
– JosefZ
Apr 30 '17 at 16:21

Hey @JosefZ, thanks for replying! The output: HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput Method Show Status REG_SZ 1 EnableHexNumpad REG_SZ 1 HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput MethodHot Keys
– Rond
May 1 '17 at 0:17

2

With this registry settings: what happens if you type e.g. +03b1 while holding the Alt key? Greek Small Letter Alpha α (note that leading + is important while leading zeroes are not. So Alt + +3b1 is the same as Alt + +03b1
– JosefZ
May 1 '17 at 15:44

5

What the... I feel so dumb, I didn't know I needed to actually type +, I thought plus was meaning that I needed to hold alt and type only what comes after the plus symbol! Thanks a bunch!
– Rond
May 1 '17 at 16:40

add a comment |

Please share output from reg query "HKCUControl PanelInput Method"
– JosefZ
Apr 30 '17 at 16:21

Hey @JosefZ, thanks for replying! The output: HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput Method Show Status REG_SZ 1 EnableHexNumpad REG_SZ 1 HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput MethodHot Keys
– Rond
May 1 '17 at 0:17

2

With this registry settings: what happens if you type e.g. +03b1 while holding the Alt key? Greek Small Letter Alpha α (note that leading + is important while leading zeroes are not. So Alt + +3b1 is the same as Alt + +03b1
– JosefZ
May 1 '17 at 15:44

5

What the... I feel so dumb, I didn't know I needed to actually type +, I thought plus was meaning that I needed to hold alt and type only what comes after the plus symbol! Thanks a bunch!
– Rond
May 1 '17 at 16:40

Please share output from reg query "HKCUControl PanelInput Method"
– JosefZ
Apr 30 '17 at 16:21

Hey @JosefZ, thanks for replying! The output:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput Method     Show Status    REG_SZ    1     EnableHexNumpad    REG_SZ    1  HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput MethodHot Keys

– Rond
May 1 '17 at 0:17

Hey @JosefZ, thanks for replying! The output:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput Method     Show Status    REG_SZ    1     EnableHexNumpad    REG_SZ    1  HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInput MethodHot Keys

– Rond
May 1 '17 at 0:17

With this registry settings: what happens if you type e.g. +03b1 while holding the Alt key? Greek Small Letter Alpha α (note that leading + is important while leading zeroes are not. So Alt + +3b1 is the same as Alt + +03b1
– JosefZ
May 1 '17 at 15:44

What the... I feel so dumb, I didn't know I needed to actually type +, I thought plus was meaning that I needed to hold alt and type only what comes after the plus symbol! Thanks a bunch!
– Rond
May 1 '17 at 16:40

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To improve discoverability, I'm going to copy JosefZ's comment from more than a year ago into an answer:

With this registry settings: what happens if you type e.g. +03b1 while holding the Alt key? Greek Small Letter Alpha α (note that leading + is important while leading zeroes are not. So Alt + +3b1 is the same as Alt + +03b1

The registry setting in question is

HKCUControl PanelInput Method

which can be obtained from the command line by typing:

reg query "HKCUControl PanelInput Method"

answered Nov 21 at 12:21

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To improve discoverability, I'm going to copy JosefZ's comment from more than a year ago into an answer:

With this registry settings: what happens if you type e.g. +03b1 while holding the Alt key? Greek Small Letter Alpha α (note that leading + is important while leading zeroes are not. So Alt + +3b1 is the same as Alt + +03b1

The registry setting in question is

HKCUControl PanelInput Method

which can be obtained from the command line by typing:

reg query "HKCUControl PanelInput Method"

answered Nov 21 at 12:21

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up vote
0
down vote

To improve discoverability, I'm going to copy JosefZ's comment from more than a year ago into an answer:

With this registry settings: what happens if you type e.g. +03b1 while holding the Alt key? Greek Small Letter Alpha α (note that leading + is important while leading zeroes are not. So Alt + +3b1 is the same as Alt + +03b1

The registry setting in question is

HKCUControl PanelInput Method

which can be obtained from the command line by typing:

reg query "HKCUControl PanelInput Method"

answered Nov 21 at 12:21

FreeMan

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add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

To improve discoverability, I'm going to copy JosefZ's comment from more than a year ago into an answer:

With this registry settings: what happens if you type e.g. +03b1 while holding the Alt key? Greek Small Letter Alpha α (note that leading + is important while leading zeroes are not. So Alt + +3b1 is the same as Alt + +03b1

The registry setting in question is

HKCUControl PanelInput Method

which can be obtained from the command line by typing:

reg query "HKCUControl PanelInput Method"

answered Nov 21 at 12:21

FreeMan

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To improve discoverability, I'm going to copy JosefZ's comment from more than a year ago into an answer:

With this registry settings: what happens if you type e.g. +03b1 while holding the Alt key? Greek Small Letter Alpha α (note that leading + is important while leading zeroes are not. So Alt + +3b1 is the same as Alt + +03b1

The registry setting in question is

HKCUControl PanelInput Method

which can be obtained from the command line by typing:

reg query "HKCUControl PanelInput Method"

answered Nov 21 at 12:21

FreeMan

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answered Nov 21 at 12:21

FreeMan

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answered Nov 21 at 12:21

FreeMan

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